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Update: It turns out the problem was the thermal compound only. Beware: That gpu, this specific model at least, doesn't seem to enjoy silver. I bought a 6.5w/mk evga frostbite silver paste, but the results were the same as a cheap 1.8w/mk generic silver paste. An outdated gray thermal grease (only 4w/mk) did the job, my max temps under full load won't go past 80ºc without OC. There's some sort of mirror between the graphic processor and the sink, it probably has some effect on the whole cooling system, reducing affinity with a few sorts of thermal grease.
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Hello there. I own a 7970 (XFX double d black edition), its temperatures have always been a little hotter than I would like, but I used to keep them below 80ºc since it's broadly known this is not a bad limit for this card at all.
Unfortunately, it suddenly started to hit above 95ºc. Quite odd, even for the summer. I decided to repaste the GPU. I am used to dealing with hardware, I thought it wouldn't be a big deal. I was wrong, now my temperatures go past 110ºc under ridiculous load (1-3%) and my computer shuts down on its own, obviously. Fans are running very well.
Ok, I used some cheap paste I already had (HC171, silver, 1.93 w/m.k) and I knew it wasn't the best decision of my life, but... is such paste really that bad or has my gpu been fried?
My computer boots, hdmi audio works, games load, I can play videos, but gpu temperature hits above 100ºc in a matter of seconds. Really, games intros and youtube videos do that.
Should I change the paste or assume my card is going to the gpu heaven?
Any ideas?
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Hello there. I own a 7970 (XFX double d black edition), its temperatures have always been a little hotter than I would like, but I used to keep them below 80ºc since it's broadly known this is not a bad limit for this card at all.
Unfortunately, it suddenly started to hit above 95ºc. Quite odd, even for the summer. I decided to repaste the GPU. I am used to dealing with hardware, I thought it wouldn't be a big deal. I was wrong, now my temperatures go past 110ºc under ridiculous load (1-3%) and my computer shuts down on its own, obviously. Fans are running very well.
Ok, I used some cheap paste I already had (HC171, silver, 1.93 w/m.k) and I knew it wasn't the best decision of my life, but... is such paste really that bad or has my gpu been fried?
My computer boots, hdmi audio works, games load, I can play videos, but gpu temperature hits above 100ºc in a matter of seconds. Really, games intros and youtube videos do that.
Should I change the paste or assume my card is going to the gpu heaven?
Any ideas?
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